The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-03
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.


road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company's books
close March and reopen April 5. The annual
meeting is April 4.
Freight traffic with the railroads is again as
Stunning large proportions with the improvement
OF the country roads.
The L.. N. A & c. road earned the third week
in February $12, 095 increase over earnings the
corresponding week, 1886. 49, 163
A. }. Morrow passenger conductor on the c.,
l., st. l.. q c., is having lively tussle with
rheumatism. John Decker is running his train.
AL second class tickets to Kansas and Nebras-
ka points have been withdrawn and only first
class limited and unlimited arc now offered for
sale.
j. j. Singleton, of Quincy, H.. has taken the
position of claim agent of the L.. N. A. & G.
railway, vice Harry Tyler, who has rendered his
resignation.
Ben Dowden, the veteran passenger conductor
on the L., N. A. q Z. road, has retired from
raroading, and takes charge of the junction
Hotel at Charlottesville.
Judge Cooley, receiver of the Wabash road,
reports that there are employed on the system un-
der his control 1883 employees, and his payroll
averages 1922, COS per month.
Two or three days OF pleasant weather has
lnstlled new life into the passenger business,
and both through and local trains are now hand
ling large number of passengers
r. F. Wilson has resigned the position of gen.
eral freight agent of the New York, Rutland g.
Montreal railroad. and G. P. Van Alstyne has
been appointed acting general freight agent.
Earnings for February will show a large in
crease for 1887, and if not SO large a rate OF
increase AS for January it should be remem-
bered that January, 1886, was very poor
month
Engineer Meiazer. who was killed in the ex-
plosion of the G. & E. ]. engine at Chicago last
week. was in good circumstances, and had ar
railrOadinQ n IL
business
The Illinois Central has probably more mile
age not under the interstate law than any other
road In the country, as its runs from Cairo to
Chicago without leaving the State, besides sew
eral branches.
D. j. Mackey, president of most of the roads
out of Evansville, passed through the city yes
terday en- route for New York. 1t is understood
that he has his eye on another road, and has
gone east to shape up matters.
The Pennsylvania Railrc, d Company will call
in all passes issued by that company which con-
fict with the provisions of the interstate-com-
merce bill. One of the officials states that the
order would not apply to passes for use within
the State.
Conductor Charles Taylor, recently pardoned
by the Governor, has resumed his old run on the
Vandalia. President McKeen has been his
warm friend through the severe ordeal Charley
has been called upon to pass through the last
few months
The east bound per centaees earned in the In
dianapols pool in the month of February were
as follows: Beeine, % Ito; Wabash, 10 610;
c., St l.. & P, Is $40; l., B. g. w, Is $40;
c.. l.. st. L. & c., CLIO; L., N. A. & c., 9 BIO;
c., H. & D., 40.
The Indianapolis car works on March / COM
menced turning out fifteen new box and five
new coal cars per day. working day and night
forces to do it. The works now use pine lum-
Der at the rate of 40 900 feet and oak lumber at
| the rate of 81, 900 feet per day.
John G. Williams, at the request Of President
McKeen, of the Vandalia, accompanied General
Freight Agent Hubbard East to attend the rail
road meetings. Mr.. McKeen wishes, through
his attorney, to know how the law is to be con-
strued in a number of particulars.
Wallace 81 Co circus, which has wintered in
Peru, closed contract with the indianapolis,
Peru 81 Chicago railway people at Peru for ex-
tensive repairs and rebuilding of their circus
train. This gives employment to a large num-
Der of the men recently suspended from she
shops.
General Manager Bradbury. Of the Lake Erie
q Western, is repovating matters from top to
bottom on this road. The trainmen, March l,
appeared in new uniforms, the stations and their
surroundings are being cleaned up and every
| thing shows that railroad man now has charge
| Of the property.
| J. Fl. Cheney, receiver for the Lake Erie &
| Western railway, has issued notice to the
| effect that all claims for overcharges on ship
ments made prior to Feb. l, in which the Lake
| Erie q Western railway is interested in pay
ment, should be presented at once, as he has
| been ordered to close up all outstanding &C
| counts.
live question with the railroad managers a,
| present, and, as might be expected there is q
| wide divergence OF opinion upon the expediency
| of continuing their sale. The Pennsylvania
age tickets "void after March 81, 1887" and
this clause has a very discouraglng effect upor
| sales.
Commencing Monday next the solid train rur
| between St Louis and Cincinnati. over the Van
dalia and G.. l.. St L. & c., will leave Indian
| the present time schedule Passengers on THU
train will make all connections out of Cincinnati
| made by the Chicago express, which leaves tn,
| Union Depot for Cincinnati at $50 A. NJ, fort,
| minutes earlier.
New locomotives for the Dayton & Ironto,
railroad are now being received in Dayton, an.
the change of gauge is to he made on Sunday
April 8, when large force of men from othe
roads will be employed to assist in the work
The track-bed, bridges, etc, have all bee1
ton Narrow gauge. before widening the road. i
looking around for new entrance into Ironto
other than over the Iron railroad track.
Gen. Alexander. the Georgia railroad man, in
recent book discussing the subject Of rates take
the ground that 1.-The value of the service reu
dered' is the true standard for the formulation
of railroad rates The value of the service ren
dered is less, when q connecting water route Wi
move the freight at a less rate than would other
wise prevail. This is pretty near the grindin
doctrine Of the general freight agents that rate
of freight should be fixed according to "wha
the freight will bear"
A number of changes in agencies on the c.,
st. L. & c. have been made in the last day @
two. Mrs. G. NJ. Troutman agent at Trout
, man. has resigned, and j. F. McManaman sui
ceeds her. l.. Sullivan. in charge Of agencies
wishes it stated that this change was made o
account of the greater importance of this station
Now that It is at the west end OF the double track
the duties could not well be looked after by
lady. At Valley Junction ]. O. Crickmore SUI